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Abstract

In this context, physical education and adapted sports in our case therapeutical riding, represents long-term adaptive strategies meant to rebalance and complement the the deficient functions. The influences equally-distributed upon the body and mind, upon thought and action, upon language and non-verbal expression is the quality added value of physical exercise that no other activity can prove in such an obvious way, having a motivating effect as well. Using them as means of achieving the learning objectives, determines increased interest from the subjects selected, both from the point of view of voluntary participation to the study and increasing amenity towards practising therapeutical riding. Just as in the case of any other programme, a series of parameters are variable, and the therapist have to adjust them to a certain subject. We are talking about the duration of the exercises, number of sessions per week/month, establishing the set of exercises, the progression, order and number of muscular groups involved. Chosing the forms of exercises can be done according to the possibilities, the desires of the subjects, the effects of the effort as well as other organisational requirements. Besides the progress in a specific issue, there are substantial gains with regard to the insight capacity and self-knowledge. These capacities become favourable conditionsfor developing efficient behaviour patterns, for getting the capacity to have a positive perspective of life, to become more calm, more self-confident, to improve the quality of life, the relation with others. To become,generally, more satisfied and to discover life to be more meaningful and worth living, therefore it is a very important thing to encourage, to give credit and praise for the subject’s achievements, to treat him/her with the proper respect in order to make him/her feel apreciated and valued.